bank of a river or lake, su˚ (adj.) with beautiful banks SN.i.90; Pv.ii.1#20 (= sundaratittha Pv-a.77).

pa + tittha

support, resting place, stay, ground, help; also (spiritual) helper, support for salvation SN.i.1 (ap˚), SN.ii.65; SN.iii.53; Snp.173; Dhp.332; Ja.i.149; Ja.iv.20; Mil.302; Dhs-a.261; Vv-a.138; Pv- …

AḷakaMūḷaka

A country on the banks of the Godhāvarī River. It was at a spot between the territories of the Aḷaka and the Assaka kings that Bāvarī lived. Snp.977 To the north of Alaka was Patiṭṭhāna. …

BimbisāraSeniya

King of Māgadha and patron of the Buddha.

According to the Pabbajā Sutta Snp.405ff. the first meeting between the Buddha and Bimbisāra took place in Rājagaha under the Paṇḍavapabba …

A brahmin ascetic who went from Sāvatthī to Dakkhiṇāpatha and lived on the banks of the Godhāvarī in a hermitage which lay half in the territory of Assaka and half in that of Alaka.

He received the r …

One of the places passed by Bāvarī’s disciples on their way from Bāvarī’s hermitage to see the Buddha at Rājagaha.

Between Gonaddha and their starting place lay Patitthāna, Māhissati and Ujjeni, an …

KorabyaKoravyaKorabba

Perhaps the generic name given to the king of the Kurūs. The Aṅguttara Nikāya AN.iii.369f. mentions a king Koravya who owned a large banyan tree named Suppatiṭṭha. According t …

LaṭṭhivanaLatthivanaLatthivanuyyāna

A grove to the southwest of Rājagaha. In it was the Supatiṭṭha cetiya, where the Buddha stayed during his first visit to Rājagaha from Gayāsīsa, after the Enlighte …

The capital of Aḷaka, the first place to be passed by Bāvarī’s disciples on their way to Sāvatthī. Snp.1011 It is identified with the Baithana or Paitana of Ptolemy.

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PayāgaPayāgatiṭṭhaPayāgapatiṭṭhāna

A ford on the Ganges, on the direct route from Verañja to Benares, the road passing through Soreyya, Saṅkassa and Kaṇṇakujja, and crossing the Ganges at Payāga. Vin …

A city, the capital of Māgadha.

The place was called Giribbaja (mountain stronghold) because it was surrounded by five hills—Paṇḍava, Gijjhakūṭa, Vebhāra, Isigili and Vepulla. It is said MN.iii.68 th …

Suppatiṭṭha CetiyaSupatiṭṭhacetiya

A shrine near the Latthivanuyyāna in Rājagaha. Vin.i.35

near the Latthivanuyyāna3shrine

A town in Kosala. It was regarded in the Buddha’s time as one of the six great cities of India, the others being Campā, Rājagaha, Sāvatthī, Kosambī and Benares. DN.ii.146 In the Vinaya Vin.i.253 howev …

The name of the Elephant Treasure of the Cakkavatti Mahāsudassana. He was “all white, sevenfold firm (sattappatiṭṭha), wonderful in power, flying through the sky.”. DN.ii.174 MN.iii.173f.

A town in which the Buddha once spent the rainy season at the invitation of the brahmin Verañja. Verañja visits the Buddha at the foot of the Naḷerupucimanda, where he is staying, and asks him a serie …

(~antī)n.

stands near, stands by; places oneself by; presents oneself; is present, appears; stands near in order to serve, serves, attends (+ acc., occasionally + dat./gen.); tends; worships

adjective without support (from above), unsuspended, not held Snp.173 (+ appatiṭṭha expl^d. at Snp-a.214 by heṭṭhā patiṭṭhâbhāvena upari ālambhāvena ca gambhīra).

an + ālamba

adjective having no support Ja.iii.386 (f. -ī; C. appatiṭṭhā appaṭisaraṇā).

a + parāyin, cp. parāyana

adjective

1. not standing still SN.i.1.
2. without a footing or ground to stand on, bottomless Snp.173.

a + patiṭṭha

calling to, asking, invocation, imploration DN.i.11 (Sir-avhāyane, variant reading avhayana expl^d. at DN-a.i.97 with reading Sirivhāyana as “ehi Siri mayhaṃ sire patiṭṭhāhī ti evaṃ sire S …

tumulus, sepulchral monument, cairn, MN.i.20; Dhp.188; Ja.i.237; Ja.vi.173; Snp-a.194 (dhātu-gharaṃ katvā cetiyaṃ patiṭṭhāpesuṃ); Kp-a.221; Dhp-a.iii.29 (dhātu˚) Dhp-a.iv.64); Vv-a.142; Sdhp.428 …

Dīpa¹

a lamp Ja.ii.104 (˚ṃ jāleti to light a l.); Dhp-a.ii.49 (id.), Dhp-a.ii.94 (id.)

• -acci the flame of a lamp Thag-a.154;
• -āloka light of …

Gādha¹

depth; a hole, a dugout AN.ii.107 = Pp.43 (cp. Pp-a 225); Sdhp.394 (˚ṃ khaṇati). Cp. gāḷha².

Sk. gāḷha pp. of gāh, see gāhati

Gādha²

…

1. (lit.) root AN.ii.200; MN.i.233; Dhp-a.i.270; Dhp-a.iv.200 (opp. patti); Vism.270 (rukkha˚; = rukkha-samīpaṃ); Pv.ii.9#6 (sa˚ with the root); Pv-a.43 (rukkhassa mūle at the foot of).
2. foot …

Pati¹

lord, master, owner, leader.

1. in general DN.iii.93 (khettānaṃ p. gloss adhipati). Mostly-˚; see under gavam˚, gaha˚, dāna˚, yūtha˚, senā˚.
2. husband SN.i.210; Snp.314; Ja.iii.13 …

Patiṭṭhahati & Patiṭṭhāti

to stand fast or firmly, to find a support in (loc.), to be established (intrs.), to fix oneself, to be set up, to stay; aor. patiṭṭhahi Dhp-a.iii.175 (sotāpattiphale), Pv\ …

established in (loc.), settled, fixed, arrayed, stayed, standing, supported, founded in DN.iii.101 (supatiṭṭhita-citta); MN.i.478; SN.i.40 SN.i.45, SN.i.185 (dhammesu); Iti.77; Snp.409, Snp.453; Ja.i …

having one’s footing in, hold on, tenacity Dhs.381 = Cnd.271#iii Dhs-a.253. The variant reading at Nd ii.is paṭiggāha which is also read by Dhs.

fr. patiṭṭhahati

fixing, setting up, support, help, ground (for salvation Snp.1011: Pv-a.123.

fr. paṭi + sthā cp. late Sk. pratiṣṭhāna

to establish, set up, fix, put into, instal DN.i.206; SN.i.90; Ja.i.152; Ja.i.168, Ja.i.349 (sotāpatti-phale) Pv-a.22 (id.), Pv-a.38 (id.), Pv-a.50 (saraṇesu ca sīlesu ca), Pv-a.223 (id.), Pv-a. …

put down, set down, established Pv-a.139.

pp. of patiṭṭhāpeti

one who establishes AN.v.66.

n. ag. of patiṭṭhāpeti

Patiṭṭhahati & Patiṭṭhāti

to stand fast or firmly, to find a support in (loc.), to be established (intrs.), to fix oneself, to be set up, to stay; aor. patiṭṭhahi Dhp-a.iii.175 (sotāpattiphale), Pv\ …

to be obdurate, to offer resistance AN.i.124; AN.ii.203; AN.iii.181 sq. Ja.iv.22 (aor. ˚ṭṭhīya); Pp.36; Kp-a.226.

only apparently (Pass.) to patiṭṭhahati, of sthā, but in reality = Sk. prati-sthy …

indeclinable directional prefix in well-defined meaning of “back (to), against towards, in opposition to, opposite.” As preposition (with acc. and usually postponed) towards, near by, at usually …

see patiṭṭhāha.

adjective satisfied, happy Dhp-a.ii.269 (˚ācāra) Patititthati (patitthahati)

Paṭitiṭṭhati (paṭiṭṭhahati)

etc. see *pati*˚.

to stand firm (against) Mil.372.

paṭi + thambhati

Paṭitiṭṭhati (paṭiṭṭhahati)

etc. see *pati*˚.

to put down, set down, provide; ppr. paṭṭhayamāna Pv-a.128 (varamāna + ; variant reading paṭṭhap˚); aor. paṭṭhayi Pv.ii.9#34 (dānaṃ; variant reading paṭṭhapayi, explained by paṭṭhapesi Pv-a.126 …

established, or given Pv-a.119 (cp. patiṭṭhāpitatta).

pp. of paṭṭhahati; cp. BSk. prasthapita Divy.514

adjective real, true DN.i.182; MN.ii.169; MN.iii.207; Dhp.408; nt. saccaṃ truly, verily, certainly Mil.120; saccaṃ kira is it really true? DN.i.113; Vin.i.45, Vin.i.60; Ja.i.107; saccato truly S …

Satta¹

hanging, clinging or attached to Vin.i.185; DN.ii.246; Mnd.23, Mnd.24; Dhp.342; Ja.i.376 Cp. āsatta¹ & byāsatta.

pp. of sañj: sajjati

Satta²

1. (m.) a li …

…banks DN.ii.129; Ud.83 = sūpatittha MN.i.76. See also under sūpatittha
■ parikammakata well prepared, well polished DN.i.76; AN.ii.201;…

…as if su + patittha (see patittha), e.g. Vin.iii.108; Ja.vi.518, Ja.vi.555 (= sobhana˚); DN.ii.129; Ud.83; Pv.ii.1#20 (=…

shelter, protection refuge, esp. as tt. of shelter & peace offered by the Dhamma. Mostly in combⁿ with leṇa & saraṇa; (see [dīpa & abhaya;](/define/dīpa & abhaya;)), in var. contexts, esp …

lit. “to stand by”, to look after, to worship Pv.iii.1#18; Ja.ii.73 (ādiccaṃ = namassamāno tiṭṭhati C.); Mil.231 (ger ˚tiṭṭhitvā); Ja.v.173 (˚tiṭṭhate). pp. upaṭṭhita (q.v.).

u …

Upaṭṭhahati & ˚ṭṭhāti

1. (trs.) to stand near or at hand (with acc.), to wait on attend on, serve, minister, to care for, look after, nurse (in sickness) Vin.i.50, Vin.i.302; Vin.iv.326; MN.iii.25; SN …

1. furnished provided, served got ready, honoured with Snp.295 (˚asmiṃ yaññasmiṃ) Ja.v.173 (annena pānena); Pv.i.5#2 (= sajjita paṭiyatta Pv-a.25); Pv.ii.98 (= payirupāsita Pv-a.116); Pv-a.132.
2. …

Upaṭṭhahati & ˚ṭṭhāti

1. (trs.) to stand near or at hand (with acc.), to wait on attend on, serve, minister, to care for, look after, nurse (in sickness) Vin.i.50, Vin.i.302; Vin.iv.326; MN.iii.25; SN …

Vatthu¹

neuter lit. “ground,” hence

1. (lit.) object, real thing, property, thing, substance (cp. vatthu²!) AN.ii.209 (khetta˚, where khetta in lit. sense, cp. No. 2). Here bel …

1. a bamboo Snp.38 (vaṃso visālo va; vaṃso explained at Cnd.556 as “veḷugumba,” at Snp-a.76 as “veḷu”), ibid. (˚kaḷīra) Ja.vi.57; Vism.255 (˚kaḷīra); Kp-a.50 (id.).
2. race lineage, family AN.ii.27 …

(as special term in Buddhist metaphysics) a mental quality as a constituent of individuality, the bearer of (individual) life, life-force (as extending also over rebirths), principle of conscious lif …

the sun SN.i.15, SN.i.47; SN.ii.284; SN.iii.156; SN.v.44, SN.v.101; AN.i.242; AN.v.22, AN.v.263, AN.v.266 sq.; Iti.85; Snp.550 Snp.569, Snp.1097 (“ādicco vuccati suriyo” Cnd.125); Dhp-a.iv.143; Sdhp. …

anything to hang on, support SN.i.53 (an˚ without support); Snp.173 (id. + appatiṭṭha); Ja.iii.396; Mil.343; Sdhp.245, Sdhp.463.

Sk. ālamba, ā + lamb